Google Summer of Code

Google Summer of Code
GSoC
Google Summer of Code Logo
StatusActive
BeginsApril – May
EndsOctober
FrequencyAnnually
CountryWorldwide
Years active17 (2005 – present)
Inaugurated2005
FounderSergey Brin
Larry Page
ParticipantsAnyone aged 18 or over
Websitesummerofcode.withgoogle.com

The Google Summer of Code, often abbreviated to GSoC, is an international annual program in which Google awards stipends to contributors who successfully complete a free and open-source software coding project during the summer. As of 2022, the program is open to anyone aged 18 or over,[1] no longer just students and recent graduates. It was first held from May to August 2005.[2] Participants get paid to write software,[3] with the amount of their stipend depending on the purchasing power parity of the country where they are located.[4] Project ideas are listed by host organizations involved in open-source software development, though students can also propose their own project ideas.

The idea for the Summer of Code came directly from Google's founders, Sergey Brin and Larry Page.[2] From 2007 until 2009 Leslie Hawthorn, who has been involved in the project since 2006, was the program manager.[5] From 2010 until 2015, Carol Smith was the program manager.[6] In 2016, Stephanie Taylor took over management of the program.

  1. ^ "Expanding Google Summer of Code in 2022". Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Byfield, Bruce (September 2005). "Google's Summer of Code concludes (first year)". linux.com. Archived from the original on 2011-05-21. Retrieved 2013-08-08. Google's Summer of Code (SOC), a program that matched computer science students with free and open-source software (FOSS) projects and paid for results, is over.
  3. ^ "Contributor Stipends". developers.google.com.
  4. ^ "Google Summer Of Code 2017 Student Stipends". Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  5. ^ Guidelines for Google Summer of CodeTM Press Materials 2009 Archived 2009-04-14 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Guidelines for Google Summer of CodeTM Press Materials 2010". Archived from the original on 2010-05-27.